Swingfly is known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing.
11 Facts About Swingfly
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Swingfly started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has developed a solo career.
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Swingfly appeared in Melodifestivalen 2011 with "Me and My Drum", finishing fifth.
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Swingfly lived in Trinidad and Tobago and Panama before relocating to Stockholm, Sweden in 1991.
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In 1996, Swingfly appeared on several tracks of ADL's "Absent Minded" project.
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Swingfly was featured on several tracks on all three albums with soul-jazz collective Blacknuss All-Stars, as well as being a frequent contributor to their live shows around Europe and the UK.
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Swingfly has since toured Sweden, Europe and the US with Teddybears and their spin-off project Teddybears STHLM Soundsystem.
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Swingfly landed a record deal with the largely rock oriented label Dolores Recordings.
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Swingfly participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "Me and My Drum".
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Swingfly placed second in the first semi-final, and advanced to the final, where he placed fifth overall.
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Swingfly participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "You Carved Your name" featuring Helena Gutarra.